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Go in-depth with the leading artists and professionals working on stage today when you go "Downstage Center." Downstage Center, a collaboration of the American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio, is a weekly theatrical interview program that spotlights the creative talents on Broadway, Off-Broadway, across the country and around the world, with in-depth conversations that simply can"t be found anywhere else.
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Alan Menken |
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Composer of The Little Mermaid.
Original air date - December 21, 2007
Running Time - 55:51.
Bio of Alan Menken
Alan Menken, composer of both the film and Broadway musical versions of The Little Mermaid and Beauty And The Beast, talks about going "under the sea" with Ariel so many years after writing the score for the Disney film, reflects on the impact of puberty and The Beatles on his songwriting career, recalls his acceptance into the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop under the tutelage of the legendary Lehman Engel, describes his collaboration with lyricist, bookwriter and director Howard Ashman, recounts his parents' dismay over certain content in Little Shop Of Horrors -- and plays and sings bits of some of the new songs from Mermaid and songs that were cut from Little Shop.
Additional resources:
The Little Mermaid: Official Site
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